WCBS-TV

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WCBS-TV

New York, New York United States
Channels	Digital: 36 (UHF) Virtual: 2
Branding	CBS New York; CBS 2 News
Programming
Affiliations	2.1: CBS for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	CBS News and Stations (Paramount Global) (CBS Broadcasting Inc.)
Sister stations	WLNY-TV
History
Founded	July 21, 1931 (92 years ago) (1931-07-21)
First air date	July 1, 1941 (82 years ago) (1941-07-01)
Former call signs	WCBW (1941–1946)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1941–2009) Digital: 56 (UHF, 1997–2009), 33 (UHF, 2009–2019) Translator: 53 W55AA Bronx
Call sign meaning	Columbia Broadcasting System, former legal name of CBS
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9610
ERP	548 kW
HAAT	520 m (1,706 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°42′46.8″N 74°0′47.3″W / 40.713000°N 74.013139°W / 40.713000; -74.013139
Translator(s)	22 (UHF) Riverhead
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.cbsnews.com/newyork/

WCBS-TV (channel 2), branded as CBS New York, is a television station in New York City, serving as the flagship of the CBS network. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside Riverhead, New York–licensed independent station WLNY-TV (channel 55). The two stations share studios within the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan; WCBS-TV's transmitter is located at One World Trade Center.